New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-19
EQUALIZATION MEASURES.
FISHERY OUTRAGEs BEFORE CONGRESS-.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING CANADIAN OFFICIALS
TO THEIR SENSE.
WAsmNGToy Jan Is.-Chairman Belmont, OF the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day submitted to
the House the unanimous report OF the committee Oh inc
Presidents message concerning the Canadian hsheres
and the reply OF tho Secretary OF the treasury 10 he
House resolution the subject The report begins
with the statement that the committee has made dgent
inquiry into the whole subjecto American fisheries and
Is of the opn ion that ghtful Of American fish
cries" has been reduced and the quantity OF shfresh
dried, cured salted-landed In the United
States free duty been diminished by the conduct OF
local officers in Canada That conduct has been not only
I'm violations Of treaty spulaons and OF international
comfy but during the fishing just passed. has
been nhuman as the message of the President clearly
establishes.
Touching the first article OF the Treaty OF 1918 which, 1t
Is sad has been cause OF such unnumbered inter
national differences and disputes the committee
an neTs mo. else ban taxing drying or
bays creeks harbors therein described NO wod
ordinary commercial PRIVILEGES The restrictions refer only
to sSs S Sr Syn has S asserted Of
an exclusive dominion over the 500 surrounding us
sS sn Gy sSoaa to vessel SS Stress
Si % sbeesd to or fuller foreign
passing vessel provided inshoIs fisheries are not tsregy
dangerd crime attempte or committed Why need ar
casual presence OF a little body of foreign seanenf
The report, after summarizing the recent Canadian
legislation on the subject concludes as follows:
t S last r"% sna
in Canada with American fishing vessels for
Committee has given careful and unanimously
ORn s i sns 80 Gpf &c al thus the
bays of the Dominion OF canada or d
in ports against Canadian yesse Those yessf h
sevneenth section Of the law Of Congress 49, 1886
placed the our pSs a.
British The British Crown has denied to American
rational vessels In ports The motive and purpose
Of such Genial have been oPsny aa 9an av OF uSS
United states sTes Sy on sus San =.
leyies on all such nsh not inc pr1Huo
whatever and secondly coeIce the United states 10 ex
e emp e s SSRa reco s on with the
and New oundand II is policy OF threat and CO
instantly and srlnmariiy dealt with The circumstances
VIII warrant and rsqs In the oS4 on yoae bs
ing Newfoundland ish TO our ports but an er
v rnray cars or by any other means; u is DIM
S Saar.s severely Safdcned herself BY The
mnncston with Detroit chicago ~ ra anu IN psop
West OF country as Wei as WIN Mew oIS S
policy toward our fishermen which persisted IN can o
either suspension Of commercial nse Ny 'u
and between her and ourselves or IN consequences ven
And furthermore in regard seizures vessels
made during which has Just passed inasnuc as
mas be- lost by victims By wanierings OF
class so migratory other casualties and mas
injuries wanionly nlGt" on them Dy Tue Iuo
hand tytanncl Canadian officials there having Deen no
adequate American force At hand for their protection your
committee advise enactment OF the bill Tot the appoint
men Of to investigate concerning losses and
injuries mietoi since pecemb,r 81 ESQ, on ne o'"S
citizens engaged Ia the North American hahetl,S
Mr. German offered the following preamble and resolu-
tons in scn today, which laid over till 10 morrow
Whereas. II appears from documents laid before the Senate
that the hts ot United states fishermen wh O0nnI
tie AorhCas deep SEA hsneIirs OF Transit iuEn "a,
Tt ,g ioIniei on international law and treaty. have
been by Canadian authorities such oDstructoh
orlng ~ m 81, - ,rf; tei In snch ishing vessels
And wherelsSuch transit with lts incident oil temporary
shelter repair provisioning. Is part OF system Win Tue
transit with similar incidonts permitted to Canaan en-
toa waters o the United states their from point To
point Canadawitn THIS lstncton that me rt IA S
and treaty while in the latter ease II s matter oil
and gratuty.
Eelrd That the President Of the United states Is author
shall appear 10 him that threls an
on The part Can tin authorities with the obst utOhs
mclgnlucs aud annoyanc above t.,lr 70 su ,, W.
prohibiting the transit through the Unite" tits or
the Territorial thereof from point 10 point m Clal or
Canada tho ocean Of any engines cars goo Is OF Vs
Mir Dawes In connection with the same subject in
ouircd Of tho Committee Foreign Relations whether
that committee had considered the bill introduced by him
last session covering the point aud was ready 70
make a report on IT,
Mr. FRYE replied that "A sub committee OF the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations had investigated the subject
during the vacation and that the evidence was DO"
printed and that subcommittee had been In session
this morning considering the evidence anu the report to
be made on IT, That report would be made within few
days.
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